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ZiPS has released its early projected American League standings: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-lockout-projected-zips-standings-american-league-edition/
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Daniel Nava? https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS201006120.shtml First MLB pitch nonetheless.
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The Cooler. Or not.
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ESPN columnist Keith Law writes that Jeter Downs and Jarren Duran just missed his Top 100 prospect list: https://theathletic.com/3097146/2022/02/01/just-missed-list-the-baseball-prospects-right-behind-keith-laws-2022-top-100/ Subscription required. Marcelo Mayer, Nick Yorke, Triston Casas and Brayan Bello made Law's earlier Top 100 list. https://theathletic.com/3074113/2022/01/31/top-100-mlb-prospects-2022-keith-laws-rankings-with-adley-rutschman-at-no-1/
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FWIW Marcel projects Bobby Dalbec with a 2022 line of .244/.312/.477/.798 in 451 plate appearances to go with 23 home runs and 70 RBI. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dalbebo01.shtml Steamer projects Dalbec with a 2022 line of .234/.306/.470/.776 in 545 plate appearances to go with 29 home runs and 70 RBI. ZiPS projects Dalbec with a 2022 line of .228/.303/.459/.762 in 489 plate appearances to go with 25 home runs and 71 RBI. https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bobby-dalbec/19966/stats?position=1B
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MLB Trade Rumors asks: Who is blocking Triston Casas? https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/whos-blocking-triston-casas.html#comments
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Today this pencil neck geek will brave 40-degree temperatures under sunny skies to witness a college baseball scrimmage between a Division III school and a community college. Thoughts are with everyone dealing with the nor'easter.
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The Boston Globe's Peter Abraham weighs in on the Seiya Suzuki market: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/seiya-suzuki-rumors-padres-cubs-giants-mariners-finalists.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/29/sports/data-rules-election-david-ortiz-hall-fame-is-victory-eye-test/
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An opinion that a post is denigrating perhaps reflects the bias of the reader. Or not. Noted was Jarren Duran's BTV surplus trade value that was nearly four times that of Taylor Trammell: https://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/18170-Should-Jackie-Bradley-Jr-be-traded?p=1446206&highlight=trammell#post1446206 Borrowing a previous poster's words regarding Duran, signing off with "Perhaps each is destined to be a 'classic 4A ballplayer, a Triple A star.' Or not." Duran's higher surplus trade value over Cal Raleigh was noted before a closing that "The development of Duran and Raleigh should be interesting to follow": https://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/20195-A-Realistic-View-at-2022-Part-I?p=1447538&highlight=trammell#post1447538 We all have the option to ignore posts that add nothing to the discussion. Feel free to exercise that right.
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Guilty as charged. A rare opinion, but one that has held up well to date.
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Upon demand only, the rare opinion was "The Red Sox paid full market price. Nothing wrong with that." https://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/20141-Barnes-extended?p=1401887&highlight=harmony#post1401887
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Comparative stats are provided without offering a conclusion. The reader is free to reach a conclusion or no conclusion at all.
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Perhaps a parent, a sibling, a spouse, a cousin, a former coach or a former teammate. Word gets around.
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Worst lists are sign a society's dehumanizing decay. Most us would be thrilled to be the worst Red Sox player of all time.
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The Google translation of speculative analysis in the Nikkan Sports report dated January 26: https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/202201250000540.html?mode=all
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The Google translation of one paragraph from the Nikkan Sports report dated January 26: https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/202201250000540.html?mode=all
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Any spending floor should be averaged over at least three years. Money spent in a non-contending season is money that cannot be spent later as a contender. If the non-contending team is under the floor for one season that team must make up the difference by spending at least that much over the limit in subsequent years. As a longtime union member who was forced kicking and screaming into management five years ago, I am not surprised at the slow pace of negotiations. Neither side has reason to cave at this point. Negotiations should produce a resolution when the parties confront a drop-dead date on a timely start of the regular season.
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Where does the rumor of Yahoo Japan's aggregator rank in relation to the report from Nikkan Sports, the "Japanese sports publication that has been around since the ‘40s boasting a circulation of almost two million"? https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2022/1/26/22902845/mariners-still-could-sign-seiya-suzuki-according-to-report-one-of-four-teams https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/202201250000540.html?mode=all
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Join the 2022 Red Sox team: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/job-posting-boston-red-sox-pro-scouting-assistant/
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The Seattle Mariners may trade from their bullpen depth to address more pressing needs. https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/mariners Or not.
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Nor does the Seattle Mariners' postseason drought since 2001 but Red Sox fans are generous with their reminders.
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The Athletic today posted a lengthy piece based on a recent interview with Seiya Suzuki: https://theathletic.com/3065621/2022/01/13/japanese-superstar-seiya-suzuki-is-determined-to-be-an-impact-player-in-the-major-leagues-now-he-just-has-to-pick-a-team/?source=emp_shared_article Subscription required, but here is a blurb:
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Seattle was in third place seven games out of first place on July 27 when the Mariners traded well-regarded reliever Kendall Graveman (and Rafael Montero) to Houston for Abraham Toro and reliever Joe Smith (who outperformed Graveman the remainder of the season). Later that week the M's acquired Diego Castillo for JT Chargois, who outperformed Castillo the remainder of the season. The Mariners finished the season in second place five games behind the American League champion Houston Astros. If Seattle needs to supplement the bullpen the Mariners can do so without paying Lou Trivino $2.9 million for a projected WAR of 0.0 or 0.2. The Seattle Mariners may never advance to the postseason. Until they do.
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The additions are Ken Giles, with projected 2022 WAR of 0.4 at ZiPS and 0.3 at Steamer, and Andres Munoz, with projected 2022 WAR of 0.1 at ZiPS and 0.5 at Steamer. Lou Trivino, with projected 2022 WAR of 0.2 at ZiPS and 0.0 at Steamer, won't cut it with his projected 2022 salary of $2.9 million. The Seattle Mariners may well miss the postseason again ... or not.
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A year ago Thursday columnist Chad Jennings at The Athletic wrote about five free agents who could have filled a Red Sox need but signed elsewhere: reliever Liam Hendriks, infielder Ha-Seong Kim, lefthander Mike Minor, catcher James McCann and center fielder Michael Taylor: https://theathletic.com/2319123/2021/01/13/red-sox-mlb-free-agency/ Subscription required. Would any of those players made in difference in light of the players each would replace on the 2021 Red Sox roster? Jennings offered his retrospective on Wednesday: https://theathletic.com/3062234/2022/01/12/running-to-stand-still-ever-changing-red-sox-still-stand-on-familiar-ground/